Rising to prominence in the 1980s, iconic conceptual artist Barbara Kruger pioneered a combination of type and image in her signature colors of black, white and red that continues to captivate audiences and posit a forceful feminist critique of media and politics.
Kruger examines social issues and cultural forces like sexism and consumerism in her typically large-scale, widely imitated work, which sees her layering terse chunks of text in fonts such as Futura Bold Oblique over found black and white mass media photographic images. Radical and stimulating, her collages draw on her background as a commercial graphic designer for magazines at Condé Nast as well as her albeit brief time as a student at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, where Kruger studied under artists such as Diane Arbus.
Kruger’s use of straightforward, accessible language to make powerful statements recalls advertising slogans or magazine headlines — by employing the structure of the very thing she is critiquing, she subverts that specific medium’s reach and meaning.
The phrases that Kruger superimposes onto the imagery in her work are as pointed, direct and authoritative as the visuals, with best-known examples including I Shop Therefore I Am and You Are a Captive Audience. The artist is also a staunch feminist, using her work to make overt political statements such as in Untitled (Your Body Is a Battleground), which was initially created in 1989 to promote a women’s march in Washington, D.C., aimed at antiabortion legislation. By using “you” and “I,” Kruger invites viewers into the piece and forces them to reflect on their own position in society as well as how they interact with one another in contemporary life. In an increasingly politicized era that finds us engulfed in imagery like never before, her art is more urgent and arresting than ever.
Kruger’s works can be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Whitney Museum of American Art and other institutions.
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Original Barbara Kruger Vinyl Record Art
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage original Barbara Kruger Record Art, 1994 Off-set lithograph on vinyl record cover Measure: 12 x 12 inches Very good vintage condition Very ...
Paper
Barbara Kruger - War Platter LtEd hand made ceramic in bespoke box political art
By Barbara Kruger
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Kruger War Platter, 2018 Glazed Earthenware Artists name fired on the underside which is considered her authorized signature as she officially does not sign her works Hand nu...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen
Too Big to Fail Fiberboard Wall Clock
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Draper, UT
Combining images with provocative text, Kruger uses direct address—along with humor, vigilance, and empathy—to expose and undermine the power dynamics of identity, desire, and consum...
Fiberboard
BARBARA KRUGER Untitled (Kiss) (2019)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Size: 17 x 14 inches ( 43.18 x 35.56 cm ) Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Untitled (Kiss) (2019) marries Alvar Aalto’s classic piece of modern furniture design, Stool 60, wit...
Other Medium
Barbara Kruger Artists Space 1987 (announcement)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Artists Space invitation announcement card, 1987: Rare folding announcement card for the Artists Space's Spring Benefit Party held at Federal Hall, New York City, Apri...
Offset
Contemporary Pop Art 'You're Right (And You Know It And So Should Everyone Else'
By Barbara Kruger
Located in White Plains, NY
'You're Right And You Know It (And So Should Everyone Else)' by Barbara Kruger features colors of green, pink, black, and white. Rising to prominence in the 1980s, Barbara Kruger b...
Lithograph
Culture Vulture
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
Debossed archival pigment print on surface Gampi Chine collé to Strathmore Bristol. Published in 2012 by Lincoln Center’s Vera List Art Project, New York, to commemorate the project’...
Giclée, Etching
Untitled 'Vase' by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Part of the proceeds from this edition directly benefit our partner at Performa, New York, USA. At Kruger's celebrated Performa 17 Commission Untitled (Skate), the artist took contr...
Stoneware
Barbara Kruger, Untitled (2Kiss)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Barbara Kruger (1945, American) Untitled (2Kiss), 2024 Medium: Screenprint on mirrored polished steel Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm Edition of 300 + 10 APs: Artist stamp, numbered Condition...
Steel
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1983-1986 (announcements)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1983-1986: A set of 2 rare, historic Barbara Kruger announcement cards published on the occasion of: - Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New ...
Offset
My Pretty Pony
By Barbara Kruger
Located in New York, NY
"My Pretty Pony" is a short story written by Stephen King and illustrated by the artist Barbara Kruger. It was the sixth publication in the Whitney Museum...
Lithograph, Screen
Untitled (Flag) - Screenprint on Cotton, Contemporary, Framed, 2020
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
Barbara Kruger Untitled (Flag), 2020 Screenprint on Cotton unknown edition size 22.00 x 22.00 in 55.9 x 55.9 cm Barbara Kruger is a seminal figure in contemporary art known for h...
Screen, Cotton
Flag Screenprint on Cotton Blend Bandana by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Draper, UT
This limited edition bandana from Barbara Kruger was part of a 2020 campaign titled "Artists Band Together," in support of organizations working to increase voter turnout. Using lang...
Screen
Barbara Kruger, I Shop Therefore I Am - Editioned Multiple from 1990
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Barbara Kruger (1945, American) I Shop Therefore I Am, 1990 Medium: Photolithograph on paper shopping bag Edition size: 9000 Dimensions: 17 5/16 x 10 3/4 in (43.9 x 27.3 cm) Publishe...
Lithograph
Original Barbara Kruger Vinyl Record Art
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage original Barbara Kruger Record Art, 1994 Off-set lithograph on vinyl record cover Measure: 12 x 12 inches Minor shelf wear; in otherwise good vintage condition. Very cool fr...
Lithograph, Offset
![Untitled [Kiss] -- Artek Stool 60, Chair, Furniture, Text Art by Barbara Kruger](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_8091/a_172567321763716584002/Barbara_Kruger_Stool_60_1024x1024_2x_master.jpg?width=240)
![Untitled [Kiss] -- Artek Stool 60, Chair, Furniture, Text Art by Barbara Kruger](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_8091/a_172567321763716584664/Barbara_Kruger_Stool_60_Motif_View_1024x1024_2x_master.jpg?width=240)
Untitled [Kiss] -- Artek Stool 60, Chair, Furniture, Text Art by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
BARBARA KRUGER Untitled [Kiss], 2019 Stackable 3-legged Artek Stool 60 Designed by Alvar Aalto A collaboration between Barbara Kruger and Artek Numbered from the edition of 300 Wit...
Wood
Barbara Kruger, Never Enough - Screenprint on Cotton Bag
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Barbara Kruger (American, b. 1945) Never Enough, 2019 Medium: Screenprint in on cotton Dimensions: 42 x 38 cm (16 1/2 x 15 in) Edition of 200: Not signed, not numbered Condition: Exc...
Cotton, Screen
H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 0.75 in
Cornucopia (limited edition hardback monograph hand signed by Damien Hirst)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst Cornucopia, 2010 Limited edition hardback monograph (hand signed by Damien Hirst) Hand signed in ink by Damien Hirst on the first front end page 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3/4 inches This limited edition illustrated hardback monograph, with no dust jacket, exactly as issued, was published on the occasion of the artist's show at Musee Oceanographique de Monaco in April 2010, 'Cornucopia' celebrates Hirst's paintings and sculptures from 1994-2009." This book was gifted by Damien Hirst to a member of an American Rock & Roll band that Hirst befriended. Stated Limited Edition of 2000 (unnumbered) About the book: Publisher: Musée Océanographique de Monaco, 2010 Text: English / French. 160 pgs with color illustrations Limited Edition: 2000 (the regular edition is not signed; this was exceptionally hand signed by Hirst) About Damien Hirst: People are afraid of change, so you create a kind of belief for them through repetition. It’s like breathing. I’ve always been drawn to series and pairs. A unique thing is quite a frightening object. —Damien Hirst Since emerging onto the international art scene in the late 1980s, Damien Hirst has created installations, sculptures, paintings, and drawings that examine the complex relationships between art and beauty, religion and science, and life and death. From serialized paintings of multicolored spots to animal specimens...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
H 1.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.25 in
Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition Hardcover Art Book
By René Magritte
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Magritte by Jacques Meuris 1988 1st Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 233pp 393 illustrations. Blue boards in dust jacket. Translat...
Paper
H 14.38 in Dm 5.91 in
«Are we growing apart?» Figurative Sculpture by Jim Darbu
By Jim Darbu
Located in Oslo, NO
With his sculptures, Jim Darbu invites you into a universe where bizarre stories unfold - a universe where colourful, strange creatures reign and shadows liv...
Acrylic, Fiberboard, Resin
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 1.2 in
Andy Warhol - Exposures (Deluxe Edition) Hardback Monograph LtEd Hand Signed #1
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Collectors' Edition of Exposures (Hand Signed and Numbered), 1979 Hardcover Monograph in leather with gilt edge and stamped in gilt. Hand signed by Andy Warhol on...
Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset
H 16.93 in W 12.41 in D 0.6 in
Mid Century Sgraffito, Saltimbanque and the Card Player, Circle of Picasso.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century sgraffito work on plaster by Jean Pierre de Cayeux. The work is signed and dated on the skirt of the card player, bottom right, and on the stretcher of the chair, bo...
Enamel
H 5.5 in W 11 in D 5.25 in
"LaFlat" Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print on Cardboard
By Kid Hazo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"LaFlat" is an original archival pigment print on cardboard box artwork by Kid Hazo measuring 5.5"h x 11"w x 5.25"d. This is an edition of 13. Hazo’s belief that art is for everyon...
Cardboard, Archival Pigment
H 38 in W 34 in D 4 in
Sujoon Arcade - Colorful Abstract Three-Dimensional Lightweight Metal Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of contemporary art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact fr...
Metal
H 48 in W 31 in D 2.5 in
Tumsae No 7 - red, white, abstract, contemporary, industrial felt wall sculpture
By Chung-Im Kim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Striking organic shapes in bright red provide dramatic contrast in this cream felt tapestry by fabric artist Chung-Im Kim. Kim meticulously hand stitches together small pieces of ind...
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture)
By Susan Stover
Located in Hudson, NY
Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025 wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread 30 x 30 inches Lightweight,...
Thread, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 1.25 in
Roy Lichtenstein - Hardback monograph book autographed signed by Pop artist
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein (after) Hardback monograph of drawings and prints autographed by artist, 1973 Hardback Monograph. Hand signed, inscribed and dated...
Offset
H 10.5 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
This is a lifetime edition - hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat himself in Basquiat's lifetime. Many younger collectors don't appreciate the difference between the num...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
H 0.4 in W 19.3 in D 25.6 in
Anselm Kiefer, rare serigraph on paper
By Anselm Kiefer
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
This extremely rare work on paper by Anselm Kiefer is the one and only silkscreen and signed edition on paper Anselm Kiefer ever made. Printed on a prestigious BKF Rives Paper (fines...
Paper
H 4 in W 6 in
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1984 (Kruger Surveillance is your Busy Work)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1984: A historic Barbara Kruger announcement card published on the occasion of: Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY, March 10-April...
Offset
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in
Untitled (Mirror), 2024 Lougher contemporary silkscreen limited edition print
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Bristol, GB
Catalyzed ink 3 colour silkscreen on mirrored polished steel Edition of 100 60 x 50cm (23.6 x 19.7 in) Artist stamp on the reverse Mint The seller can only provide the specific edi...
Steel
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Kiss
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
Catalysed ink 2 colour silkscreen on mirrored polished steel 300 x 300mm Edition of 300 + 10 APs Artist stamp (printed), numbered Devoted to the exploration of visual culture and im...
Mirror, Screen
H 6.25 in W 9.25 in D 0.01 in
Vintage Barbara Kruger exhibition announcements, 1987-1999
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Barbara Kruger exhibition pamphlets (2 items): 2 rare vintage Barbara Kruger exhibition & benefit pamphlets published on the occasions of: Barbara Kruger, The Museum of Cont...
Paper
H 22.05 in W 21.07 in
Untitled (Flag) -- Screen Print, Text Art by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Flag), 2020 Barbara Kruger Screenprint in colours, on cotton Published by Artists Band Together In the original black envelope Sheet: 56 × 53.5 cm (22 × 21 in)
Screen
H 10 in Dm 4 in
Untitled 'Vase' by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Part of the proceeds from this edition directly benefit our partner at Performa, New York, USA. At Kruger's celebrated Performa 17 Commission Untitled (Skate), the artist took contr...
Stoneware
H 4 in W 6 in
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1983-1984 (Kruger Surveillance is your Busy Work)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1983-1984: A set of 2 rare, historic Barbara Kruger announcement cards published on the occasion of: - Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New ...
Offset
H 4 in W 6 in
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1983-1984 (Kruger Surveillance is your Busy Work)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1983-1984: A set of 2 rare, historic Barbara Kruger announcement cards published on the occasion of: - Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New ...
Offset
H 9 in W 24 in
You're Right and You Know It
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Kruger is one of the world's most provocative, distinctive, and original artists. In 2005, she was awarded the "Leone d'Oro" for lifetime achievement by the Venice Biennale....
Lithograph
H 4 in W 6 in
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei 1983-1984 (Kruger Surveillance is your Busy Work)
By Barbara Kruger
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Barbara Kruger Annina Nosei Gallery 1983-1984: A set of 2 rare, historic Barbara Kruger announcement cards published on the occasion of: - Barbara Kruger, Annina Nosei Gallery, New ...
Offset
H 22 in W 21.25 in
Flag Screenprint on Cotton Blend Bandana by Barbara Kruger
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Draper, UT
This limited edition bandana from Barbara Kruger was part of a 2020 campaign titled "Artists Band Together," in support of organizations working to increase voter turnout. Using lang...
Screen
H 17.29 in W 10.75 in
Barbara Kruger, I Shop Therefore I Am - Printed Paper Shopping Bag
By Barbara Kruger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Barbara Kruger (1945, American) I Shop Therefore I Am, 1990 Medium: Photolithograph on paper shopping bag Edition size: 9000 Dimensions: 17 5/16 x 10 3/4 in (43.9 x 27.3 cm) Publishe...
Lithograph